Do children with autism have a theory of mind? A non-verbal test of autism vs. Specific language impairment

被引：87

作者：

Colle, Livia

Baron-Cohen, Simon

Hill, Jacqueline

机构：

[1] Univ Turin, Ctr Sci Cognit, Dipartimento Psicol, I-10123 Turin, Italy

[2] Univ Cambridge, Autism Res Ctr, Dept Psychol, Cambridge CB2 2AH, England

[3] Univ Cambridge, Autism Res Ctr, Dept Psychiat, Cambridge CB2 2AH, England

来源：

JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS | 2007年 / 37卷 / 04期

基金：

英国医学研究理事会;

关键词：

theory of mind; non-verbal false belief; autism; language impairments;

D O I：

10.1007/s10803-006-0198-7

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

Children with autism have delays in the development of theory of mind. However, the sub-group of children with autism who have little or no language have gone untested since false belief tests (FB) typically involve language. FB understanding has been reported to be intact in children with specific language impairment (SLI). This raises the possibility that a non-verbal FB test would distinguish children with autism vs. children with SLI. The present study tested two predictions: (1) FB understanding is to some extent independent of language ability; and (2) Children with autism with low language levels show specific impairment in theory of mind. Results confirmed both predictions. Results are discussed in terms of the role of language in the development of mindreading.

引用

页码：716 / 723

页数：8

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